A DIFFERENT KIND OF DAY
DIRECTED BY MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY
5 MIN / NARRATIVE / 2018 / IRELAND

GENRE:
Consumer-Friendly, Narrative, Free Streams, Short films, Subtitled, Acting, ComediesTHEMES:
Down Syndrome, Independence, Young AdultSYNOPSIS
A random encounter between 2 young adults with Down Syndrome and a group of youths, has unexpected consequences which change the day for everyone.
This tender and comedic 5-minute film, addresses the idea of perception and ability, and does so with humor and grace. Two young adults with Down Syndrome have an unsettling interaction with a group of youths as they go about their Saturday. The consequences change the day for everyone.
darlene musial -
why would it be ok for THEM to take the boy’s wallet and enjoy ice cream? It’s all WRONG. Instead of depicting them doing the right thing, like helping him up, it brings them down to the same level as the group of kids – I think this is an awful outcome of a film~!~ horrible ~!~ If there was a negative star you’d get that.